At the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov, the premiere screenings of the performances of the participants of the "Director’s Debut Laboratory" Automatic translate

This is a joint project of the theater and the Biennale of Theater Arts. Directing lessons ”. The event will be attended by the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhova Sergey Zhenovach, People’s Artist of Russia Avangard Leontyev, People’s Artist of Russia Mikhail Porechenkov, Head of the Development Department of the Moscow Art Theater Museum Elena Kamenskaya, Art Director of the Festival Olga Egoshina and Marina Tokareva, etc.

Young graduates of GITIS - Sergei Tonyshev, Evgeny Zakirov, Yegor Trukhin - took part in the Laboratory for Director’s Debuts.

On October 3 there will be a screening of Sergei Tonyshev’s performance "My Life" based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. In early November, a work will be released on the play by Martin McDonagh "Very, very, very dark matter" directed by Evgeny Zakirov, who is also the author of the translation. This will be the first production of the play on the Russian stage. The next will be the performance of Yegor Trukhin "Mama" based on Florian Zeller. All performances will be held on the New Stage of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov.

Each of the performances will be performed five times, and if it proves its artistic viability to the viewer, it will be included in the repertoire of the Moscow Art Theater.

The director’s laboratory began its work in 2020. The competition was attended by senior students-directors of specialized universities, who had not previously worked on the professional stage. It was necessary to prepare the director’s explications and submit them to the jury. The selection was carried out by the Council of the "Laboratory", which included the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. A. P. Chekhova Sergei Zhenovach and the leading artists of the troupe. The best works were awarded to the works of Sergey Tonyshev, Evgeniy Zakirov and Egor Trukhin. As a reward, the winners received grants from the Biennale of Theater Arts. Directing lessons "for staging performances.

The Festival "Directing Lessons" is supported by the Presidential Grants Fund. General partner - R-Pharm group of companies.